Mid-Level Software Engineer

AeroVironment•Dayton, OH

8h•Onsite

About The Position

AV’s Specialized Exploitation & Targeting (SET) Department is seeking a mid-level Software Engineer to support NASIC at Wright-Patterson AFB. You will design, develop, and maintain multiple source code repositories for data analysis tools, leading to the implementation of new capabilities and enhancements that support the production of technical intelligence products for warfighters, senior decision-makers, and the Intelligence Community. Technologies used in this position can range from languages such as C++, Python, and Java to document stores such as Elasticsearch and SQL stores such as PostgreSQL.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, or a closely related technical field.
U.S. Citizenship required.
Active TS/SCI clearance w/ polygraph.
5-10 years of experience independently driving software design, development, coding, testing, and debugging for complex, multi-component systems.
Knowledge of programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, and Go.
Experience working with large code bases, including improving code quality and performance and navigating complex dependency structures.
Experience with document stores, Elasticsearch or similar, and SQL stores such as PostgreSQL.
Strong foundation in git version control, best practices and git hygiene.
Experience in test-driven development.
Experience designing and optimizing CI/CD pipeline configuration and management.
Experience working with Jenkins build environment.
Requirement analysis experience, to include creating formal written requirements from stakeholder descriptions.

Nice To Haves

Background in designing and implementing containerized software, including build, modification, and deployment needs of Open Container Images.
Background in running software on Kubernetes, familiarity with networking, storage, and workload management in production environments.
CompTIA Security+ certification.
Experience designing Kubernetes application architecture for mid to large sized applications.
Background in software architecture as a whole is also acceptable.
Experience working with the Qt C++ library and PyQt Python library.
Experience working and supporting applications inside the NASIC Unified Cloud (NUC).

Responsibilities

Enhance and maintain existing code bases for multiple applications and websites on both the Windows and Linux environments, including refactoring and modernization efforts for complex, mission-critical systems.
Lead and actively contribute to software design meetings and reviews.
Work with other software developers in a team environment, often serving as a go-to technical resource and mentoring less-experienced developers on best practices.
Implement unit tests and participate in functional test plan execution.
Build and deploy software releases.
Ability to work in a team environment and take ownership of key workstreams within project management frameworks such as Agile and Scrum, spanning full-cycle development from requirements through deployment and sustainment.
Ability to work in multiple code bases and support multiple tools simultaneously.